''Harder Than It Looks'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian
rock
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band
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guita ...
, released on May 6, 2022.
It is their first record in six years since ''
Taking One for the Team
''Taking One for the Team'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years. Following the release ...
'' (2016), and the first one without bassist David Desrosiers after his sexual misconduct allegations.
Background and production
The band stated that the album will be a return to their
pop-punk
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roots.
This is the band's first album to be released since the departure of longtime bassist David Desrosiers after his sexual misconduct allegations, although the band hinted in 2018 at his involvement within the recording process via Instagram.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's booklet.
Simple Plan
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Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier (born May 9, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician best known for being the lead vocalist and studio bassist of the rock band Simple Plan.
Personal life
Bouvier was born to Réal and Louise Bouvier. He has two older ...
– lead vocals, additional programming, keyboards
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Chuck Comeau
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born 17 September 1979) is a Canadian musician and drummer, best known for being the drummer of the rock band Simple Plan. He also founded the apparel company Role Model Clothing along with his bandmate Pierre Bouv ...
– drums
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Sebastien Lefebvre – rhythm guitars, backing vocals
* Jeff Stinco – lead guitar
*
David Desrosiers
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guitar ...
– bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
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Deryck Whibley
Deryck Jason Whibley (born 21 March 1980), nicknamed Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, founder and only ...
- guest vocals (track 2)
Production
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Brian Howes
Brian Howes, also known as Howes, is a Canadian songwriter and record producer.
Career
Howes played in a British Columbia band, Young Guns, and later fronted the group DDT which blended punk, ska, and rap. The band was signed to Metallica drumme ...
- producer
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Zakk Cervini
Zakk Cervini is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. He was born in Monroe, Connecticut on June 2, 1993. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, All Time Low, Mach ...
– mixing
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Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...
– mixing (track 10)
* Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – mixing (track 6)
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Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
Ted ...
– mastering
Design
* Chapman Baehler – album photography
* Simple Plan – art direction and concept
* Fred Jérôme – art direction and concept, layout design
Charts
References
2022 albums
Simple Plan albums
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